Featured Story

    Our Featured articles are long reads that require more reading time than our news articles. In this section, you can find our cover stories, compelling content featuring prominent manufacturers, end-user interview with valve experts around the world, in-depth technical articles and interesting project reports from various industries, ranging from oil & gas, chemical and petrochemical to power generation, pharmaceuticals and food and beverage industries.

    Innovation in offshore valves

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    When it comes to valves, many manufacturers are always looking to innovate. Valve World is therefore delighted to touch on valve developments that made the cut for the ONS 2016 Innovations Awards.

    Neil Wagstaff: from engineer to CEO

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    If you will be attending this year’s Valve World Conference & Expo in Dusseldorf, then look out for a familiar face. Since retiring from the industry three years ago and purchasing a second home in The Bahamas Neil Wagstaff has kept a very low profile but plans to be in Dusseldorf to catch up with former colleagues and friends.

    Ball valves for gas pipelines

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    The ARMATURY Group has a track-record in successfully supplying valves to North Africa. Recently, for example, ball valves together weighing over 400 tons were shipped to Algeria for use in a gas pipeline.

    Actuator regulates flow at compression station

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    When slow speed frictions at a compression station caused a loss of air pressure a need arose to modulate the pressure throughout the network and control the direction of gas flow.

    Meeting the demands of steam isolation

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    This case history shows how replacement valves in a high pressure steam application have reduced the previous maintenance spend in a power plant to zero.

    Bitten by the valve bug

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    Valve World recently sat down for an Interview with Greg Whitaker who, whilst just in his early thirties, has already amassed a vast amount of knowledge of isolation, control and pressure relief valves.

    Butterfly valve for fire protection

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    The KSB Group might not issue many reports about its fire-fighting products and services, but when it does then it is worth taking notice. Just recently for example the company announced it had developed a butterfly valve specially geared to the needs of fire-fighting systems.

    Fighting fake products together

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    Counterfeit and fraudulent products pose a serious threat to human life, the environment, industry and legitimate businesses that miss out on revenue vital to support jobs, research, and innovation. An important new initiative shows how reputable manufacturers can put aside their competitive differences to fight the problem together.

    Cryogenic valve testing – what are the shortcomings?

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    The names of Neeraj Batra and Hitoshi Suzuki will be well-known to the Valve World community as they regularly contribute articles looking at the use of valves in the LNG industry. Their most recent discussion is on valve testing and raises questions about the applicability of available standards.

    Using bellow seal valves to cut costs

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    Bellow seal valves are often specified for applications where hazardous or toxic materials need to be contained. However, they can also make economic sense when used in steam systems, argues Rajesh K. Salins, Managing Director, Belloseal India.
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